Brenkley School
3-5 Brenkley Way, Blezard Business Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6DS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Susan Park
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 37
- URN
- 145239
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913003663
About this school
Brenkley School is an independent special school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 37 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Brenkley School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Brenkley School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2017, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | 15.7 | - | 17.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 12.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 17% | - | 25% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.0 | - | 0.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brenkley School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.7 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 17.3 | 36.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 32 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 37
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Azure College1.9 miles
Other types · Cramlington
-
Cramlington Hillcrest School2.6 miles
Special schools · Cramlington
-
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit3.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Cramlington
-
Percy Hedley School3.3 miles
Special schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
NHS Choices College3.4 miles
Other types · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Emily Wilding Davison School Special schools
- Hadrian School Special schools
- Mary Astell Academy Academies
- Moorbridge Local authority maintained schools
- Newcastle Bridges School Academies
- NHS Choices College Other types
- Northern Counties School Special schools
- Percy Hedley Hedleys College Other types
- Percy Hedley School Special schools
- Sir Charles Parsons School Special schools
- Thomas Bewick School Academies
- Trinity Academy Newcastle Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Brenkley School teach?
- Brenkley School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Brenkley School?
- The headteacher of Brenkley School is Miss Susan Park, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brenkley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brenkley School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Brenkley School?
- Brenkley School has 37 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Brenkley School full?
- Brenkley School has capacity for 50 pupils and 37 on roll (74%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brenkley School a faith school?
- No. Brenkley School has no designated religious character.
- How have Brenkley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 15.7 in 2022/23 and 17.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Brenkley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brenkley School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.